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Wissahickon Valley Park

Forbidden Drive Loop

2.4 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 57 min

Forbidden Drive Loop is a 2.4-mile loop in Wissahickon Valley Park near Andorra, PA. It climbs 285 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 358 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.07474, -75.22954
Nearest town Andorra, PA
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Directions

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Forbidden Drive Loop

2.4 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 57 min

Elevation 96–358 ft

Loop · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: 40.07474, -75.22954

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Forbidden Drive, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading S.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forbidden-drive-loop-4-km-5eb8

Trail surface

83% dirt6% gravel1% boardwalk10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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